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Reviewed by Peter McCallum
THE term ''minimalism'' in music is a useful one because it instantly identifies a style based on repetition, patterns moving in and out of phase, and harmonic stasis. Yet as shown by this well-conceived program, featuring some of Steve Reich's major works since minimalism first gained traction in the 1960s, it is also inadequate to describe the range of textures this style has grown to encompass.